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Scott Bruun needs to decide which side of his mouth he's going speak from and then stick with it. He's giving me a wicked case of whiplash.

Earlier this year at a candidate forum, Bruun parroted the climate change denying talking points that likely came down from Camp Boehner: the "jury's out" on global warming, "we have no way of knowing" whether humans actually impact climate change, etc. You know the drill. Then Bruun proceeds to beat up on cap and trade calling it "dangerous policy" that will "cause a major tax increase" and "export millions of jobs".

Mr. Bruun's first general election TV ad makes me want to sell everything I own and move into his district just so I can vote for him. His stated promises include "In Congress I'll stop the reckless spending..." and "I'll end the pork barrel spending.." and "put a stop to Wall Street bailouts." He ends with the tag "I'll stop the spending and put Oregon back to work."

Amazing. Not only will a freshman member of the House put a majority of the 534 other elected Congressmembers and Senators on the fiscal right track, he will also "put Oregon back to work..." thereby relieving either the Kitz or the Dud of a major part of their gubernatorial burdens.

By his second term- and there's no way this amazing man can lose- he'll be ready to eradicate world hunger, cure cancer, and solve the problem of homelessness... AND should he choose to believe in it again, he will return the global climate to its pre-industrial state.

I'm just surprised that we actually have to wait til November to proclaim his victory.

Come on now Larry, be fair. No human being has done more to stabilize global climate than Scott Brunn already has with his 'I believe in it', 'I don't believe in it' consistent position(s) on the issue.

Cap and trade is a dangerous policy, one reason being that it won't raise the price of carbon enough- will raise it enough to piss off consumers but won't be enough to modify behavior (won't be high enough to get people to change their lifestyles).

Also, it sets a floor (below which we need to go) on carbon emissions- hey, if anyone's going to pay for a carbon-emission permit, they're sure going to use it.

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Protect our seniors and END the government's ability to garnish Social Security benefits.

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